Tampa Bay second-year running back Mike James said he is close to being 100 percent healthy and is looking forward to getting back onto the field.

James suffered a broken left ankle in the team’s November Monday Night Football game against the Miami Dolphins.

He said he has started running and cutting but not yet at full speed. One thing is different is he has added bulk to his upper body.

“My weight is pretty good right now,” said James who said he is at 232 pounds, four pounds higher than his rookie playing weight. “I’m going to get it down a little bit more. My biggest thing after having surgery was to lose weight and gain muscle back. From your compliments, I feel like I’m doing a good job.

“I’m very close (to returning),” he said. “No timeline because there is no time limit in life. You don’t know how things will go or play out but I’m very close.”